Malton’s Brass Castle Brewery fought off strong competition from breweries across the UK to earn the Supreme National Champion Cask Beer accolade for its ‘Burnout’ beech-smoked porter at the BeerX National Beer Competition 2015, held by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Brass Castle also scooped a Gold medal for it’s Sunshine IPA bottled beer, […]
New Cask Beer Uncovered e-learning launched The future of cask beer quality and dispense has received a massive boost with the launch of Cask Beer Uncovered, a new e-learning programme targeted at staff in the hospitality industry. Cask Beer Uncovered has been developed by Cask Matters, a partnership of industry and consumer organisations, brewers and […]
THE famous Pendle Witches beers from Moorhouse’s in Lancashire are weaving their spell on cask ale enthusiasts across the nation’s capital.New business wins with pub company outlets and quality free trade accounts in London and the South East are making a strong contribution to the current 10% overall annual growth. To view the full […]
Yattendon-based brewery congratulates the Royals on their quarter-final triumph with dual-branded limited edition pump-clip The multi-award winning bitter, Good Old Boy – brewed by the West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) and the official beer of Reading FC – has launched a new limited-edition pump-clip replete with the club badge and shirt colours, to celebrate the team’s […]
In 2013, Chancellor George Osborne announced the decision to scrap the ‘escalator’ and cut beer duty by 1p in a bid to support our British pubs… the first beer duty cut since 1959. Fast-forward three years and we are delighted to announce a historic hat trick as beer duty is cut for the third year […]
Wadworth, the Devizes-based brewers, have joined forces with Sparsholt College in Hampshire to create a Chelsea Flower Show garden which features heritage hops as its theme. The Wadworth 6X sponsorship is behind the efforts of a team of 14 Extended Diploma horticulture students who have designed and will build every aspect of the garden, and […]
It is with open arms that Purity Brewing Company welcomes BAFTA winning animators Brothers McLeod to the family. As long-time fans of the craft brewery, the brothers jumped at the chance to bring Purity’s much loved characters to life through their hot new animation. Living out a childhood dream to pen a ‘Wild West’ inspired […]
Hawkshead Brewery beat intense competition to take the title of Overall Brewery Business of the Year, announced at SIBA’s BeerX event in Sheffield. Judges gave the top title in the SIBA Business Awards to Hawkshead, based in Cumbria, for the development of its Beer Hall – a brewery tap, visitor centre and showcase for beer. […]
Moorhouse’s enjoys business surge in the capital The famous ‘Pendle Witches’ beers from Moorhouse’s in Lancashire are weaving their spell on cask ale enthusiasts across the nation’s capital. New business wins with leading pub company outlets and quality free trade accounts in London and the south east are making a strong contribution to […]
Beer lovers can now enjoy a taste of The Lakes while in the Mediterranean or the Caribbean on-board P&O’s new cruise ship Britannia. Cumbrian-based Hawkshead Brewery was approached by P&O to supply the cruise liner with bottles of their dark premium beer Brodie’s Prime 4.9%. The official naming by the Queen, her first […]